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A -- SOLID WASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY SOL F08637-98-RFI-1 DUE 061298 POC Mike McDonald, (850) 283-3706; or Jennifer Kalberer (850) 283-3732 17. SOURCES SOUGHT -- The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is requesting written information, for planning purposes only, from sources that have developed, or are developing, solid waste treatment technologies that may have an application in a deployable Bare Base scenario. At present, there is a miniscule capability to safely treat wastes in the current Bare Base. Present approaches are limited to heavy equipment-intensive land fills and host nation support for disposal. The Bare Base consists of 1100-person deployments requiring only operating surfaces and a source of water. All other base infrastructure components must be rapidly brought via aircraft. The US Air Force must have the capability to acquire, transport, erect, operate, and secure a network of interrelated bases in any location (i.e., tropical, desert, arctic) and in any major conflict (i.e., peacekeeping, war, humanitarian). Potential treatment technologies should be capable of handling mixed waste, including most or all of the following streams: municipal solid, hazardous petroleum oil lubricants (POLs), medical, wastewater treatment sludge and chemical/biological waste. For planning purposes, four (4) pounds per person per day of solid waste will be generated. The system must meet the following general requirements: innovative technology, NOT available commercially off-the-shelf, lightweight, C-130 transportable (pallet size of 108-inches wide x 88-inches high with a maximum gross weight of 10,000 lbs/pallet), modular, meet Federal EPA standards, operational under various environmental conditions, have readily available parts and require minimal skill to install, operate, maintain and dismantle. Sources submitting information shall provide a hard copy of brochures and/or technical reports for review. Information on the potential system shall include a point of contact; development status; solid, liquid, and gaseous effluent types and amounts; particle size; weight; and processing capabilities to date; as well as potential full-scale capabilities; waste pre-treatment and post-treatment; production, operation, and support costs; and energy requirements. This is not a request for proposal (RFP) and no contract award will be made as a result of this request for information (RFI). Written information may include pricing data for budget planning purposes only. All proprietary information shall be identified. Written information submitted in response to this notice shall be mailed to Air Force Research Laboratory, Attn: Kevin Grosskopf, 139 Barnes Drive, Suite 2, Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-5323. Submissions should be received not later than June 12, 1998. Technical questions shall be addressed to Mike McDonald, telephone (850) 283-3706, e-mail address: mmcdonald@ara.com; or Jennifer Kalberer, telephone (850) 283-3732, e-mail address: jkalberer@gcd.ara.com. (0131)

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